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9 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for late-night food in Gangnam, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Yongyong Seonsaeng, 1992 Deopbap & Jjageuri Gangnam Main, Haehwaok, Jungang Haejang, Ttalbujane Bulbaek (Many Daughters' House) Sinsa Main branch.
At a glance: Price per person ₩11,000–₩55,000 (middle ₩20,000). Average Google rating ★4.4. 9 of 9 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
Disclosure: the editor of this guide runs Yongyong Seonsaeng, Haehwaok. Yongyong Seonsaeng is placed at #1 as the editor's pick; the other restaurants are ordered by rating.
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yongyong Seonsaeng | Gangnam | Volcano mala hot pot | ₩30,000 | ★4.7 |
| 1992 Deopbap & Jjageuri Gangnam Main | Gangnam | Jjageuri · thick pork stew eaten with rice | ₩13,500 | ★4.8 |
| Haehwaok | Gangnam | Beef shank & tendon hot pot | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Jungang Haejang | Gangnam | Yang-seonji haejangguk · beef tripe and blood curd soup | ₩14,000 | ★4.3 |
| Ttalbujane Bulbaek (Many Daughters' House) Sinsa Main branch | Gangnam | Dwaeji Bulbaek · flame-grilled spicy pork bulgogi set meal | ₩11,000 | ★4.2 |
| Ribukjip | Gangnam | Jokbal · braised pig trotter, sliced and shared | ₩25,000 | ★4.1 |
| Yeongdong Seolleongtang | Gangnam | Seolleongtang · milky beef and bone broth with rice and noodles | ₩15,000 | ★4.1 |
| Saebyeokjip | Gangnam | Galbitang · beef short-rib soup | ₩22,000 | ★4 |
| Honmachi | Gangnam | Honmachi tuna set · maguro course | ₩55,000 | – |
Nonhyeon
용용선생 논현점
₩30,000 per person
Hours Sun–Fri 17:00–02:00; Sat 17:00–05:00
A Hong Kong-style pub in Nonhyeon for a table of bold, shareable dishes. Start with the signature volcano mala hot pot.
1992 덮밥&짜글이 강남본점
₩13,500 per person
Hours 10:30–23:00
This main branch is about 80 m from Gangnam Station and is listed on DiningCode for rice bowls and jjageuri. Every listed dish, from jjageuri stews to Jeolla-style rice bowls and Jeonju bibimbap, is priced at ₩13,500, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, casual, clean and good value.
Sinnonhyeon
해화옥 신논현 직영점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Haehwaok is a 24-hour Korean restaurant near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visit for Hanwoo beef soup, beef shank and tendon hot pot, bulgogi and Korean beef barbecue, from breakfast to late-night dining.
중앙해장
₩14,000 per person
A haejangguk house that has fed Gangnam's after-drinks crowd for about thirty years, running almost round the clock near Samseong Station. The signature bowl combines beef tripe and seonji, the mild blood curd, in a beef broth. There is also a clear brisket gomtang for anyone who would rather skip the offal.
딸부자네불백 신사본점
₩11,000 per person
Hours 00:00–24:00
Ttalbujane Bulbaek's Sinsa main branch is open 24 hours and serves bulbaek, flame-grilled bulgogi set meals, in spicy pork and beef versions, along with stir-fried octopus, kimchi stew, beef rib meat and naengmyeon. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as unpretentious, casual, good value and lively.
Nonhyeon Main Branch
리북집
₩25,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 11:00–01:00; Sun 11:00–23:00
Ribukjip is an old-style jokbal house in the Yeongdong Market alleys of Nonhyeon-dong, serving braised pig trotter sliced to order. It also does a cold-dressed version and a spicy one. The dining room is noisy and busy, with terrace seating outside.
영동설렁탕
₩15,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A long-running ox bone soup house behind the main road in Sinsa that stays open around the clock. The menu is two items, seolleongtang and a platter of boiled beef, and the soup arrives unseasoned with salt, spring onion and kimchi on the table. It is a standard last stop for people leaving the bars around Sinsa and Gangnam-daero.
새벽집
₩22,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Saebyeokjip built its reputation as one of Cheongdam's few round-the-clock restaurants, drawing club-goers, night-shift workers and early risers for hot beef soup at any hour. The name means 'dawn house', and it lives up to it.
Nonhyeon
혼마찌 논현
₩55,000 per person
A tuna house near Yeongdong Market in Nonhyeon, run single-handedly by its owner. The set arrives as cuts of tuna divided in a wooden box, nigiri on a board, and a warm dish alongside.
In this guide: Yongyong Seonsaeng, 1992 Deopbap & Jjageuri Gangnam Main, Haehwaok, Jungang Haejang, Ttalbujane Bulbaek (Many Daughters' House) Sinsa Main branch.
Ttalbujane Bulbaek (Many Daughters' House) Sinsa Main branch, about ₩11,000 per person.
Haehwaok: ★4.9 from 188 reviews.
Yongyong Seonsaeng, 1992 Deopbap & Jjageuri Gangnam Main, Haehwaok, Jungang Haejang, Ttalbujane Bulbaek (Many Daughters' House) Sinsa Main branch, Ribukjip.
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